William Orpen
1878–1931 · Irish · 30 artworks
Post-Impressionismportraituretenebrismrealistic renderingnarrative scenesmuted color palettes
artist bio
William Orpen was an Irish artist known for his masterful portraiture and his role as a war artist during World War I. He blended traditional academic techniques with a modern sensibility, capturing both the likeness and the character of his subjects.
what you'll learn
Studying Orpen's work allows students to explore portraiture, composition, and the use of light and shadow to create depth and realism. His war paintings offer insight into the artist's response to historical events and the challenges of representing conflict.
related: John Singer Sargent, Laura Knight
30 artworks
Ready to Start Self-Portrait, 6 octobre 1917
1917
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The Red Scarf
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Leonard A. Scott Stokes, PRIBA, RGM
1912
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Soldiers at Cany
1900
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Sir William Meff, Lord Provost of Aberdeen
1925
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Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Green Dress
1899
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The Household Brigade Passing to the Ypres Salient, Cassel
1917
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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, Prime Minister
1927
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The Girls' College, Péronne
1917
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Professor Gregory Foster
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Regent Street
1910
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Sir William McCormick
1920
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The Courtyard, Hotel Sauvage, Cassel, Nord
1917
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The New Bonnet
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The Refugee (Yvonne Aubicq)
1917
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The Main Street, Combles
1917
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Soldiers and Peasants, Cassel
1917
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The Mirror
1900
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Le Chef de l'Hotel Chatham, Paris
1921
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My Work Room, Cassel
1917
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The First Chief Controller, Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps in France, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, CBE, DSC
1918
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The Chess Players
1902
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Some Members of the Allied Press Camp with Their Press Officers
1918
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View from the Old British Trenches- Looking towards La Boisselle, Courcelette on the Left, Martinpuich on the Right
1917
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Vivien St George
1918
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The Studio
1910
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Ernest Egbert Blyth, Last Mayor & First Lord Mayor of Norwich
1911
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Self-Portrait painting Sowing New Seed
1913
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Thiepval
1917
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The Butte de Warlencourt
1917
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